Richmond Activities: The James River

The section of the James River running through Richmond offers many opportunities for a day out. Due to Richmond's location at the fall line, the James River has many rapids right downtown which are great for white water rafting. Read More »

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Streams in City of Richmond, Virginia

Bacons Quarter Branch, 1 km (1 mile)
Shockoe Creek, 2 km (1 mile)
Cannon Branch, 2 km (1 mile)
Reedy Creek, 4 km (2 miles)
Goode Creek, 5 km (3 miles)
Broad Rock Creek, 6 km (4 miles)
Jordans Branch, 7 km (4 miles)

Canals in Richmond County, Virginia

Richmond City Canal, 2 km (1 mile)

Streams in Richmond County, Virginia

Walker Creek, 2 km (1 mile)

Streams in Henrico County, Virginia

Gillie Creek, 3 km (2 miles)
Stony Run, 4 km (2 miles)
Almond Creek, 5 km (3 miles)
Stony Run, 6 km (4 miles)
Mill Creek, 7 km (4 miles)
Horse Creek, 8 km (5 miles)
Upham Brook, 8 km (5 miles)
Trumpet Branch, 8 km (5 miles)
Horsepen Branch, 8 km (5 miles)
North Run, 8 km (5 miles)
Flippen Creek, 8 km (5 miles)
Little Westham Creek, 10 km (6 miles)
Thorpe Branch, 10 km (6 miles)
Rocky Branch, 10 km (6 miles)
Westham Creek, 11 km (7 miles)
Tuckers Branch, 12 km (8 miles)
Coles Run, 13 km (8 miles)
Turner Run, 13 km (8 miles)
Hungary Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
East Branch Tuckahoe Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
Cornelius Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
Piney Branch, 13 km (8 miles)
Ross Run, 14 km (8 miles)
Reedy Branch, 14 km (9 miles)
Deerlick Branch, 15 km (9 miles)
White Oak Swamp Creek, 16 km (10 miles)
Stony Run, 16 km (10 miles)
Oldhouse Branch, 16 km (10 miles)
Cabin Branch, 17 km (10 miles)
Georges Branch, 17 km (11 miles)
Flat Branch, 17 km (11 miles)
Deep Run, 17 km (11 miles)
Deep Run, 18 km (11 miles)
Sweeney Creek, 18 km (11 miles)
Boar Swamp, 18 km (11 miles)
Meredith Branch, 19 km (12 miles)
Roundabout Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Holladay Branch, 19 km (12 miles)
Bailey Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Fourmile Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Rooty Branch, 20 km (12 miles)
Allens Branch, 20 km (12 miles)
McDowell Creek, 21 km (13 miles)
Canal Swamp, 21 km (13 miles)

Reservoirs in City of Richmond, Virginia

Swan Lake, 4 km (2 miles)
Sheilds Lake, 4 km (2 miles)
Shields Lake, 4 km (2 miles)
Boat Lake, 4 km (2 miles)
Youngs Pond, 7 km (4 miles)
Westhampton Lake, 10 km (6 miles)
Lake Cherokee, 13 km (8 miles)
Hobby Hill Lake, 13 km (8 miles)

Reservoirs in Henrico County, Virginia

Glen Echo Lake, 4 km (3 miles)
Staples Millpond, 9 km (5 miles)
Lake Overton, 9 km (6 miles)
Glenbrook Pond, 12 km (7 miles)
Shadow Pond, 12 km (7 miles)
Shaaf Pond, 12 km (8 miles)
Eaves Lake, 13 km (8 miles)
Bryant Pond, 13 km (8 miles)
Hoehns Lake, 14 km (9 miles)
Westbury Lake, 14 km (9 miles)
Eberhard Pond, 15 km (9 miles)
Duval Pond, 17 km (10 miles)
Canterbury Lake, 17 km (10 miles)
Valley Mill Pond, 17 km (11 miles)
Griggs Pond, 17 km (11 miles)
Eberhard Pond, 17 km (11 miles)
Griggs Pond, 17 km (11 miles)
Eako Lake, 18 km (11 miles)
Eako Lake, 18 km (11 miles)
Ukrop Pond, 19 km (12 miles)

Streams in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Powhite Creek, 6 km (4 miles)
Rattlesnake Creek, 9 km (6 miles)
Pocoshock Creek, 11 km (7 miles)
Grindall Creek, 11 km (7 miles)
Falling Creek, 12 km (7 miles)
Licking Creek, 14 km (9 miles)
Watch Run, 14 km (9 miles)
Reedy Creek, 15 km (9 miles)
Horners Run, 15 km (9 miles)
Kinsland Creek, 16 km (10 miles)
Kingsland Creek, 16 km (10 miles)
Crooked Branch, 17 km (10 miles)
Salles Creek, 17 km (11 miles)
Great Branch, 17 km (11 miles)
Proctors Creek, 18 km (11 miles)
Redwater Creek, 18 km (11 miles)
Falling Creek, 19 km (12 miles)

Streams in Hanover County, Virginia

Beaverdam Creek, 9 km (5 miles)
Brandy Branch, 9 km (6 miles)
Powhite Creek, 12 km (7 miles)
Boatswain Creek, 12 km (7 miles)
Bloody Run, 13 km (8 miles)
Academy Creek, 14 km (8 miles)
Strawhorn Creek, 14 km (9 miles)
Opossum Creek, 15 km (9 miles)
Elder Swamp, 15 km (10 miles)
Stony Run, 16 km (10 miles)
Lickinghole Creek, 16 km (10 miles)
Hawes Millrace, 18 km (11 miles)
Sandy Valley Creek, 18 km (11 miles)
Kersey Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Grassy Swamp Creek, 19 km (12 miles)
Pollard Creek, 20 km (13 miles)

Canals in Henrico County, Virginia

James River and Kanawha Canal, 9 km (6 miles)

Reservoirs in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Lake Page, 9 km (6 miles)
Lake Page, 9 km (6 miles)
Falling Creek Reservoir, 9 km (6 miles)
Spray Pond, 10 km (6 miles)
Rock Creek Park Lake, 10 km (6 miles)
Polishing Pond, 11 km (7 miles)
Napiers and Savage Lake, 12 km (8 miles)
Cherokee Lake, 13 km (8 miles)
Upper Lake Bexley, 15 km (9 miles)
Lower Beaver Pond, 15 km (9 miles)
Licking Creek Fishing Club Lake, 15 km (10 miles)
Cosbys Lake, 16 km (10 miles)
Gregorys Pond, 16 km (10 miles)
Gregorys Pond, 16 km (10 miles)
Reed Pond, 16 km (10 miles)
Salem Woods Lake, 18 km (11 miles)
Lake Ely, 18 km (11 miles)
Salisbury Lake, 19 km (12 miles)
Moore Lake, 20 km (12 miles)
Lake Patrick Henry, 21 km (13 miles)
Swift Creek Lake, 21 km (13 miles)

Springs in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Beaufont Spring, 9 km (6 miles)

Reservoirs in Hanover County, Virginia

Sledds Lake, 10 km (6 miles)
Dabney Lake, 11 km (7 miles)
Gaines Millpond, 12 km (8 miles)
Cherrydale Pond, 13 km (8 miles)
Westhaven Lake, 14 km (8 miles)
Westhaven Lake, 14 km (9 miles)
Wachter Pond, 15 km (9 miles)
Barkers Millpond, 15 km (10 miles)
Talleys Millpond, 17 km (11 miles)
Colonial Forest Lake, 17 km (11 miles)
Talley Millpond, 17 km (11 miles)
Pebblebrook Lake, 17 km (11 miles)
Beaties Millpond, 18 km (11 miles)
Forest Hills Lake, 18 km (11 miles)
Holtzgrefe Pond, 19 km (12 miles)
Parsleys Millpond, 19 km (12 miles)
Overhill Lake, 20 km (12 miles)
Wrights Pond, 20 km (12 miles)
Wests Pond, 20 km (13 miles)
Swamp Creek Pond, 21 km (13 miles)

Channels in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Kingsland Reach, 16 km (10 miles)
Aiken Swamp-Dutch Gap Cutoff, 19 km (12 miles)

Springs in Henrico County, Virginia

Camp Holly Springs, 17 km (10 miles)

Lakes in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Blackheath Pond, 18 km (11 miles)

Bays in Henrico County, Virginia

Richmond Yacht Basin, 18 km (11 miles)

Springs in Hanover County, Virginia

Brocks Spring, 18 km (11 miles)

Swamps in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Aiken Swamp, 19 km (12 miles)

Streams in Goochland County, Virginia

Tuckahoe Creek, 20 km (12 miles)

Streams in Powhatan County, Virginia

Bernards Creek, 20 km (12 miles)
Marine Spring Branch, 21 km (13 miles)

Swamps in Henrico County, Virginia

Big Swamp, 20 km (12 miles)

Streams in New Kent County, Virginia

Higgins Swamp, 20 km (12 miles)

Henrico County, Virginia

Tilmans Wharf, 20 km (13 miles)
Curles Neck Mansion Wharf, 21 km (13 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Antioch Church, a church in Mitchell County, Georgia
Babakanlengkong in Provinsi Banten, Indonesia
Bakht Muhammad Kelay in Wilayat-e Paktika, Afghanistan
Baturuyuk Satu in West Java, Indonesia
Ci Badak, a stream in West Java, Indonesia
Douar Bou Guelmouna, a house in Wilaya de Relizane, Algeria
Fosse du Neuf Milles, a stream in Quebec
Gladowski Dam in Richland County, Montana
Granback in Saffle Kommun, Vaermlands Laen, Sweden
Hato Altagracia in Estado Guarico, Venezuela
Hukam4 in Hukam, Rukum, Rapti Zone, Mid Western Region, Nepal
Hwagang-ni in P'yongyang-si, North Korea
Iola Memorial Hall, a building in Allen County, Kansas
Jaybird Cemetery in Erath County, Texas
Kurgan Kurinyy, a mound in Russia
Laleh Vajeh Sar in Ostan-e Gilan, Iran

Maradanga in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
May Farou in Maradi, Niger
Momeke, a stream in East Region, Cameroon
Mwenda in Western Province, Zambia
Pantano Modeceja, a swamp in Provincia de Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Quebrada Capac, an intermittent stream in Departamento de Arequipa, Peru
Ramsey in Mower County, Minnesota
Ravine Los Ratones, an intermittent stream in Departement du Centre, Haiti
Shengjin Hu, a lake in Anhui Sheng, China
Sre Khawre Kandow, a pass in Wilayat-e Paktiya, Afghanistan
Streletskoye in Belgorodskaya Oblast', Russia
Surkh, an intermittent stream in Wilayat-e Ghor, Afghanistan
Tabr Al Wadi, an irrigation canal in Muhafazat an Najaf, Iraq
Ungwan Isa in Katsina State, Nigeria
Urochishche Bannoye in Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

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